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| "The rachni culture appears to be similar to that of ants or bees with the addition of biotic abilities. The rachni themselves come in four varieties. Rachni workers are small, fast and explosive. Rachni soldiers are slower, but much larger, creatures with thin tentacles ending in little pods. These tentacles are used to impale enemies. There is a larger, more powerful version of the rachni soldier called a rachni brood warrior, the senior males of the hive (only encountered in a side assignment). Finally, there are rachni queens. Queens are said to be able to lay an egg every few hours which can result in an entire rachni nest in days. The reproductive processes of the rachni do not require a male counterpart because the queens carry the genetic information of their fathers inside them, allowing them to lay eggs even if no brood warriors are present. Queens resemble soldiers but are much larger, with darker skin and glowing eyes. They carry the genetic memory of their mothers and can control the minds of receptive beings like asari commandos." ~Mass Effect Wiki |